A tanker truck filled with gasoline burst into flames in a three-vehicle crash on Interstate 95 in Connecticut, closing the East Coast’s main north-south highway Thursday and causing major traffic jams.
NORWALK, Conn. —
“I know what an incredible inconvenience this is for people and all I can ask you to do is stay away from that area as best you can,” Lamont said during a briefing in Hartford. “The traffic jams are horrendous.” Thursday's accident occurred under a bridge. The overpass has been damaged but appeared to be “stable and safe,” said Scott Hill, chief engineer for the Connecticut Department of Transportation.
Utility crews were working to replace downed wires and crews also needed to offload about 3,000 gallons of gasoline that remained on the tanker, which was carrying a load of about 8,500 gallons when it crashed, officials said.
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